Pahayagan ng Partido Komunista ng Pilipinas ANG Pinapatnubayan ng Marxismo-Leninismo-Maoismo

English Edition Vol XLV No. 22 November 21, 2014 www.philippinerevolution.net

Editorial Youth, join the people's war!

he entire Filipino nation will be commemorating the 50th an- war, the Kabataang niversary of the (KM) on November has served as a wellspring of T30. The entire nation, especially the mass of workers and new Red fighters and com- peasants hail the huge role KM has played in the last 50 years in ad- manders of the New People's vancing the people's democratic revolution and the important role it Army and members and cadres will be playing in the future. of the Communist Party of the . Let us honor all the youth cratic movement in the various Because young revolution- who have offered their lives in fields of struggle, especially in aries continually emerge, the advancing the national-demo- the arena of armed struggle. Party and the NPA remain vi- Let us salute the youth who brant and daring in shouldering comprise the biggest propor- the serious tasks involved in tion of Red fighters nationwide. advancing the revolution. They tread the path of armed The Filipino people owe a revolution for national and so- huge debt to the Kabataang cial liberation that was first Makabayan for its major contri- laid by the young sons and butions in the last half century daughters of the people under in advancing their national- Andres Bonifacio's lead- democratic struggle. In the last ership. 50 years, KM has served as the In the last four Party's assistant in mobilizing and a half decades the youth in mass struggles and of advancing pro- training them in advancing the tracted people's propaganda movement and cul- tural revolution, invigorating the democratic struggles of the toiling masses, building the united front and advancing armed struggle. The Party and the Kaba- taang Makabayan are aware of the main social problems and issues confronting the Filipino youth. The continuous- ly worsening crisis of the ruling semico- lonial and semifeu- dal system has been aggravat- ing the conditions of millions of young workers, peasants and cal army of the unemployed. the student youth and mobilize petty bourgeoisie. Half of the unemployed or un- them in advancing the people's The number of out of school deremployed are from the democratic revolution. They are youth has doubled in the last youth. An economy devoid of an able to touch base with the decade due to the worsening industrial base, dependent on youth and people in communi- commercialization of education. foreign investments and debt ties, factories and offices. Tuition, miscellaneous fees and and subject to big foreign capi- Conditions exist for the re- other school expenses have re- talist plunder is incapable of surgence of the revolutionary lentlessly increased. The reac- generating sufficient employ- youth-student movement. No tionary government insists on ment. The youth are forced to effort must be spared in arous- cutting down on its social ex- apply at call centers and suffer ing, reaching out to, organizing pensitures, including its budg- severe oppression and brutal and mobilizing the student etary allocation for education, working conditions. youth in order to advance their even as it keeps on strengthen- As adjutants to the Party, democratic welfare and rouse ing the role of the big bourgeoi- the cadres and members of the them to join the people's demo- sie in public education. Kabataang Makabayan are able cratic revolution. Alongside the commerciali- to reach out to vast numbers of The new and historic partic- zation of education is stepped- Filipino youth in colleges and ipation of great numbers of the up campus repression. Capital- high schools. They arouse and youth in street protests and ist school owners in connivance mobilize the youth on the basis countryside work is a necessary with state security agencies of the day to day problems they adjunct in the advance of the have been suppressing campus confront and raise their con- protracted people's war to- journalism, organizations and sciousness on how these are wards the next stage of strate- other student rights with the rooted in the basic problems of gic stalemate. When the urban- goal of repressing the students' the Filipino people. They pro- based youth join the New Peo- collective defiance of policies vide political education to the ple's Army in droves, they will designed to amass more profits. youth in order to fire up their have made a huge contribution The implementation of the progressive and patriotic fer- to the further invigoration of K-12 program has further vor. armed struggle in the country- geared Philippine education to- Through KM, proletarian side. wards training cheap labor for revolutionaries are continually The resoundingly victorious export or for the burgeoning lo- able to take deep root among tactical offensives of the NPA in the countryside inspire the youth and people in the cities. Contents On the other hand, the broad ANG Editorial: Youth, join the people’s army 1 mass struggles and growing A tribute to Ka Lucas 3 street demonstrations invigor- Vol XLV No. 22 November 21, 2014 Sine Proletaryo remembers Ka Lucas 4 ate the revolutionary forces in NPA seizes 23 arms in Occidental Mindoro 4 the countryside. Ang Bayan is published in Pilipino, Bisaya, Iloko, Hiligaynon, Waray and NPA military actions in Sorsogon, The continuing emergence English editions. Nueva Vizcaya and Aurora 5 of new generations of young It is available for downloading at Yolanda survivors call for Aquino ouster 5 proletarian revolutionaries is a the Web Central located at: Nurses call for higher wages 7 factor in the Communist Party Teachers launch sit-down strike 7 of the Philippines' neverending www.philippinerevolution.org. RMN-Davao and Cenapro-Cebu strikes 8 enthusiasm and optimism. Ang Bayan welcomes contributions HLI massacre 10th anniversary 9 Young revolutionaries infuse in the form of articles and news. 32 Tumanduk leaders charged 9 the Party not just with their Readers are likewise enjoined to send Military operations in NVizcaya, Aurora 10 in their comments and suggestions for physical strength, but with their the betterment of our publication. You Lumads blasts AFP on school militarization 10 refreshing determination and can reach us by email at: PNP harasses student, ex-guerrilla 10 perspective in resolving prob- Maguindanao masaker injustice 11 [email protected] lems and advancing the revolu- Youth condemn massacre in Mexico 11 tionary movement. They learn Protests in Europe 11 and draw inspiration from elder Ang Bayan is published fortnightly by the Central Committee cadres in carrying out their se- of the Communist Party of the Philippines rious tasks. ~

2 ANG BAYAN November 21, 2014 Ka Lucas: Student leader, Red fighter

he Southern Mindanao Regional Committee of the Communist Party of the Philippines and the entire T revolutionary movement honored Rendell Ryan Cagula, known as Ka Lucas by the thousands of people he served in the countryside. Ka Lucas was among the Red fighters killed on November 4 in a clash with fascist troops of the 27th IB in Maasim, Sarangani. Killed with him in the gunbattle were Ka Payat, Ka Doming and Ja Jappie.

Ka Lucas, 23, was a well- respected him for his known student leader in South- leadership abilities, ern Mindanao. He was born on his mental acuity February 24, 1991 to a middle and decisiveness. He class family. His consciousness first trained as a about Philippine social condi- medic and joined tions was raised when he be- people's clinics came a student of Anthropolgy launched by his unit. at the University of the Philip- He and his unit per- pines (UP)-Mindanao. formed their duties He became active in cam- of organizing the broad peas- killed in action in one of these pus politics. He was elected as ant masses in their area, pro- firefights with the enemy. college representative and viding them political education Ka Lucas' remains were eventually became the presi- and participating in produc- brought to UP-Mindanao, dent of the university student tion. where for the very first time, a council. He was also elected Because of his demonstrat- Red fighter was honored with- vice president of the Katipu- ed assiduousness and stead- in campus. Condolences and nan ng mga Sangguniang Mag- fastness, Ka Lucas was appoint- tributes to Ka Lucas poured in aaral sa UP (KASAMA sa UP), ed as political officer of a pla- from his teachers, friends and the national alliance of stu- toon within Guerrilla Front 73 in fellow activists from the youth dent councils throughout the less than a year. Organizing sector. His fellow student UP system. In addition, he was work was difficult in their area leaders from the council he a member of the Pi Sigma Fra- which they still had to recov- had only recently left behind ternity, Anak UP Min and Du- ered, but Ka Lucas and his com- sent messages expressing their gong Antro. He joined the rades persevered. To become admiration. League of Filipino Students more effective in his tasks in an Fellow activists recalled his and served as its regional area where the majority of the life and struggle, along with spokespeson. He also became population were Lumad, he took those of other youth like him the regional coordinator of the the effort to learn up to four who decided to serve as Red Partylist in Southern different dialects. fighters in the countryside. Mindanao. He tirelessly encouraged Among them were Rhaim Buan- Ka Lucas decided to join comrades to be firm in the face jug (Ka Jack), who died on Sep- the New People's Army in De- of the AFP's relentless combat tember 22 from malaria com- cember 2013 and was assigned operations and the series of plications and Recca Noelle to a unit in Far South Minda- encounters between their unit Monte who was tortured and nao Region. There, the revolu- and the soldiers. Ka Lucas and killed by men of the 56th IB in tionary forces recognized and three other Red fighters were Lacub, Abra on September 4. ~

ANG BAYAN November 21, 2014 3 Sine Proletaryo NPA seizes remembers Ka Lucas 23 firearms

n January, Ka Lucas was assigned to assist a in Occidental Mindoro Iteam from Sine Proletaryo conducting inter- views with leaders and members of the Party and New People's Army in Far South Mindanao Region for the "Istatus: FSMR" and part of the "JMS: 55/75" projects. "Istatus" is a series of short videos featuring the current situation and advance of the revolutionary movement in the various regions while "JMS" was a produc- tion for the 75th birthday of in February. It was Ka Lucas who was behind the camera in almost all of the footages for the "Istatus: FSMR" video that was released on February 16. Although he had no formal training, Ka Lu- cas showed keen interest in working behind the camera. He learned fast and closely listened to instructions and reminders. He took very good care of the team's equipment—the camera, tri- pod and batteries. He usually arrived earlier than the Sine Proletaryo team during sched- ed fighters of the New People's Army (NPA) uled takes even if it was raining very hard and Lucio de Guzman Command seized 23 fire- visibility was poor due to heavy fogging. He arms, including 20 high-powered rifles in a quickly adapted to the "guerrilla style" of film- R successful raid on the Paluan, Occidental Mindoro ing and took good footages despite the inclem- municipal hall on November 7. ent weather and the limited equipment. The rifles consisted of 13 M16s and seven He raced with Red fighters while taking M14s. The NPA also seized a shotgun, two pistols, footages of the war games. He climbed trees to ammunition and military equipment. get a good angle on shots featuring marching At least seven elements of the Public Safety NPA guerrillas. He woke up before dawn to Battalion and 408th Public Safety Maneuver For- shoot Red fighters in their early morning exer- ces of the Philippine National Police and the Phil- cises. The comrades noted how Ka Lucas had a ippine Army 76th IB were killed and four others very steady hand. wounded. The Red fighters were able to make a Aside from using the camera, Ka Lucas also safe retreat after the 20-minute raid. closely listened to the interview given by This raid resulted in one of the biggest arms NDFP-FSMR spokesperson Ka Efren Aksasato hauls this year. Another platoon of Red fighters on the situation of the region and the revolu- could be armed with the weapons confiscated from tionary forces. the enemy. Ka Lucas didn't mind the fact that he was As they retreated, the Red fighters took with new to the task, particularly that of Sine Pro- them Paluan mayor Carl Michael Pangilinan and letaryo's video work. His revolutionary enthu- his municipal administrator in order to warn Pa- siasm showed in his seriousness in accomplish- ngilinan against continuing his involvement in, and ing the tasks assigned to him and in continual- coddling of, illegal loggers, illegal drug dealers ly attaining knowledge and skills by asking and other syndicates operating in Paluan. Mayor questions and through persistent self-study. Pangilinan is being protected by the fascist troops These are the memories of Ka Lucas that of the 76th IB and 408th PNP. He was released left an indelible mark on the comrades in Sine after about an hour. Proletaryo. ~ The day on which the raid was conducted is a

4 ANG BAYAN November 21, 2014 historic one for the people of Southern Tagalog because they Military actions in Sorsogon, were also commemorating the lives and struggles of two hero- Aurora and Nueva Vizcaya ic cadres of the Communist Par- ty of the Philippines and the hree soldiers were killed and at least four wounded in sep- NPA—Ka Armando Teng and Ka Tarate gunbattles between the reactionary military and the Lucio de Guzman. They were New People's Army (NPA) in Sorsogon, Aurora and Nueva Viz- among the highly esteemed pil- caya in October and November. lars of the revolutionary move- In Nueva Vizcaya, two soldiers were wounded after Red ment who led in sowing the fighters noticed their presence and beat to the draw the mili- seeds and overseeing the tary troopers who were in ambush position in Sitio Manial, spread of the people's revolu- Barangay Lublob, Alfonso Castañeda at around 5:45 p.m. on Oc- tionary struggle in Mindoro is- tober 22. land. In Aurora, two soldiers were killed and several others Meanwhile, extremely em- wounded in a clash between NPA guerrillas and a team of ene- barrassed authorities ordered my forces in Barangay Galintuja, Maria Aurora on November 12. the immediate dismissal of the The NPA did not suffer any casualties. chiefs of the Paluan police and Meanwhile, in Sorsogon, a soldier from the 31st IB aboard a the 76th IB. Despite the suc- tricycle was killed after resisting an NPA team that accosted cessful raid, the AFP insists on him and another military element in a disarming operation in claiming that there are no Barangay San Antonio, Barcelona at around 8 a.m. on November longer any Red fighters in Min- 16. The NPA operatives decided not to shoot it out with the oth- doro and that the attacking er soldier in order to avoid possible civilian casualties and al- guerrillas had come from other lowed the tricycle to leave. islands. ~ A cal .45 pistol was seized from the dead trooper. ~ Yolanda survivors cry for Aquino's overthrow

ries for justice by more than 40,000 Yolanda survivors ech- ple" and called for his over- oed along with their urgent calls for the overthrow of Benig- throw. Cno Aquino III. On November 7 and 8, up to 22,000 people November 1 and 2. The poured out into the streets of Tacloban City; 10,000 in Roxas City; week-long protest by the People 2,500 in Kalibo, Aklan; 1,500 in Iloilo City; 4,000 in Estancia, Iloi- Surge Alliance began with a vis- lo; 1,000 in San Jose, Antique; and 300 in Bantayan, Cebu. They it to the mass graves of the Yol- marched to commemorate the first anniversary of supertyphoon anda victims and remembering Yolanda's onslaught and assail the Aquino regime's criminal negli- the missing. Conservative esti- gence. mates place the number of killed at 7,000, with close to 2,000 The Catholic Church like- the thousands of survivors who missing and 16 million affected wise hailed the victims and sur- had gathered in Tacloban City by Yolanda's fury in 171 cities vivors by holding masses at 4 on November 7, Aquino chose to and towns in 14 provinces and p.m. in about 50,000 churches go to Guiuan, Eastern Samar six regions of the Visayas and nationwide and simultaneously where he let out a barrage of Southern Tagalog (Palawan). ringing the church bells in its 89 criticisms against the Yolanda November 4. The Women's dioceses at 6 p.m. survivors before a handful of International Solidarity Mission In contrast, the Aquino gov- controlled applauders and fel- went to Tacloban City to inves- ernment did not even show any low Liberal Party members. tigate the true conditions of sympathy or listen to the Yolan- This further angered the Yolanda victims and possible da survivors' legitimate griev- survivors, who branded Aquino government violations of human ances. Instead of addressing as "useless to the Filipino peo- rights in Leyte. Aside from the

ANG BAYAN November 21, 2014 5 killings and harassment of mass leaders, there which connects Samar and Leyte islands, and en- have also been reports of growing prostitution tered Tacloban, where they picketed the DSWD and sex trafficking in Tacloban due to the Aquino office and banged on the doors of Gov. Dominic government's criminal negligence. Petilla's office at the provincial capitol. Petilla, a November 5. At a human rights conference, Dr. Liberal Party stalwart, is the brother of Energy Efleda Bautista, co-convenor and chair of the Peo- Sec. and a son of Palo town mayor ple Surge Alliance of Yolanda Survivors recounted Remedios Petilla, a close Aquino ally. their experiences in demanding justice for the vic- November 8. By this time, the rallyists had bal- tims. looned to 22,000. At the end of their week-long Bautista also assailed a report by DSWD Sec. protest, they burned a nine-foot tall effigy of Corazon "Dinky" Soliman claiming that all the Yo- Aquino, who was portrayed as a monster aboard a landa survivors living in tent cities and evacuation military tank. The effigy symbolized his absolute centers had already been transferred to tempo- neglect of the victims and the militarization of rary shelters. Many survivors still live in tents, es- communities affected by the calamity. pecially in San Jose, one of the hardest hit dis- In Kalibo, BAYAN-Aklan led rallyists in assail- tricts of Tacloban City. ing the government's failure to come to the aid of The Aquino regime's failure to provide perma- Yolanda survivors. They belied Aquino's boastful nent housing, sustainable livelihoods and other claims to providing `6 billion in livelihood assist- basic public services to the victims has been ag- ance. In fact, the fund was not intended for the gravated by widespread corruption, charged the victims but to prepare the resort island of Boracay Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (BAYAN). for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) November 6. The National Conference of Dis- Summit in 2015. aster Victims was held in Tacloban City and at- Meanwhile, in a rally at Roxas City, tended by representatives from various regions in Rep. Carlos Zarate announced that the Makabayan the Visayas, Mindanao and . They formally bloc in Congress had filed House Resolution 1638 established the Daluyong National Network of calling for an investigation of Aquino minions Budg- Survivors. et Sec. Butch Abad, DSWD Sec. , DILG Morning of November 7. Aquino and his min- Sec. , DPWH Sec. Rogelio Singson, De- ions arrive in Guiuan, with leading newspapers, fense Sec. and Presidential Assist- radio and television networks widely reporting on ant for Rehabilitation and Recovery Panfilo Lacson. his tirades against his critics. Meanwhile, the mer- Zarate said that these cabinet members misspent cenary media were silent on the demolition of funds intended for the rehabilitation of areas af- tents sheltering Yolanda survivors in Guiuan be- fected by the supertyphoon, including Capiz which fore Aquino's arrival, and a police-military block- was the hardest hit after Tacloban. ~ ade against a hun- dred survivors who had planned on joining a march to Tacloban. Afternoon of November 7. More than a hundred fishing boats held a fluvial protest parade. From Ba- sey, Samar, the participants waved the People Surge banner as they sailed to- wards the UP Tac- loban Garden. They then marched along San Juanico Bridge

6 ANG BAYAN November 21, 2014 Nurses clamor for jobs and higher wages

urses waged protest actions on October 17 and October 27 to spread contractualization, nurs- demand higher wages for health workers and call for sufficient es are forced to go abroad or Nhealth services for the people. take other jobs. Meanwhile, a protest action The mass actions were led by as many as 80-100 patients. was launched on October 28 to the Justice for Nurses Coalition These conditions stand in jumpstart a new campaign for a which comprises Nars ng Bayan, contrast to the hundreds of `16,000 national minimum Nurses 4 Change Movement and thousands of unemployed nurses wage. Dubbed "all workers' uni- the Alliance of Health Workers in the Philippines. There are cur- ty," the campaign is being (AHW). We Nurse Inc. and vari- rently an estimated 300,000 un- spearheaded by four major or- ous unions in public hospitals al- deremployed nurses and ganizations—the Kilusang Mayo so held protests. 200,000 unemployed nurses. Uno, the Confederation for the The nurses held the regime Many registered nurses have Unity, Recognition and Advance- accountable for its failure to been forced to take jobs that ment of Government Employees, comply with its responsibilities have nothing to do with their the Alliance of Concerned under the Nursing Act of 2002 profession such as being call Teachers (ACT) and the AHW. and the Magna Carta of Public center agents. Merging the force of workers Health Workers. There is a dire need for nurs- and employees is aimed at fur- The nurses complained that es in the country, but the gov- ther strengthening their strug- they were overworked and un- ernment hires only a few of gle for significant wage and sal- derpaid. Due to their low wages, them. Worse, most of the gov- ary hikes and the restoration of nurses are unable to cope with ernment nurses do not become a national minimum wage. The the continually rising cost of liv- regular employees and thus, do implementation of a minimum ing. Their monthly salaries usu- not enjoy job security. All they wage has been disregarded since ally amount to only `18,600 receive is contractual employ- the enforcement of the Wage even as it takes almost `30,000 ment without adequate wages Rationalization Law of 1989 and monthly for a family of six to live and benefits. Because of wide- other similar measures. ~ decently. In a number of private hos- pitals, they only receive `12,000 a month. There are Teachers hold sit-down cases when their take-home pay is even less than `4,000 month- strike for higher pay ly. There are also widespread cases of nurses paying for the ublic school teachers launched a coordinated protest on No- chance to work in hospitals as vember 14 to demand an increase in their monthly salaries part of their "training." Worse, Pfrom `18,549 to `25,000. They also pushed for raising the nurses sometimes come in as monthly salaries for non-teaching personnel from `9,000 to "volunteers" who work for free `15,000. The protest was led by the Alliance of Concerned Teach- for as long as six months just to ers (ACT) against the Aquino regime's widespread negligence of acquire the required certificate the education sector and the continuing pork barrel system. of experience for working over- The Congress-approved national budget for 2015 does not pro- seas, or in hopes of being ac- vide for higher salaries for public school teachers. ACT is pushing cepted as regular nurses after a for their demand to be acted upon favorably before the Senate few months. passes the budget and Aquino signs it into law. Government em- Nurses are severely over- ployees are entitled to a legally-mandated salary increase every worked, often being given as three years. But the government has not granted a pay hike since many as 50 patients to attend 2009. to. The optimum ratio is one Worse, the small incentive pay received by government work- nurse to 12 patients. At the Na- ers, such as the `10,000-Performance Enhancement Incentive tional Center for Mental Health, (PEI) has been slashed by half, and the `2,000-Performance In- each nurse is made to attend to centive Bonus abolished. Instead, the government has instituted

ANG BAYAN November 21, 2014 7 the Result-Based Performance Management Sys- salaries. tem (RPMS) which has added to the teachers' work During the sit-down strike, the protesters went load since it requires them to submit a daily report to their workplaces but refused to perform their on their accomplishments. Any bonuses received jobs. No regular classes were held despite the will be based on an evaluation. presence of students. In Manila, the sit-down ACT opposes this scheme because it fosters a strike came in the form of teachers providing les- climate of competition instead of cooperation sons on government corruption and its effect on among teachers. Among the thousands of teachers the educational system, in place of the regular who joined the protest were members of the Que- subject matter. Thus, the students became part of zon City Public School Teachers Association (QCP- the protest activities. STA), Manila Public School Teachers Association Meanwhile, in Bacolod City, the teachers pro- (MPSTA), Mandaluyong and Makati pub- ceeded to a march-rally after their sit-down strike. lic schools and ACT chapters in Baco- Before the protest, ACT-Bacolod wrote lod, Davao, Southern Tagalog and East- their students' parents to explain the ern Visayas. objective of their protest and ask their Aside from the sit-down strike, ACT- support for the teachers' pay hike de- QC likewise rallied in front of the Quezon mand. More than 50% of teachers in City Hall to assail the delay in their Bacolod receive a net income of up allowances for the past four to `5,000 only because of several months—the result of transfer- deductions. ring their local allowance ac- In Cebu City, teachers wore count from Land Bank to BPI black and lit candles at Fuente Os- Globe Banko. They also decried meña Avenue to express their solidarity with the the additional service fees being sit-down strike. In Cagayan de Oro, teachers wore charged by BPI, which have been cutting into their black armbands. ~

Workers of RMN-Davao and Cenapro-Cebu win strikes

orkers successfully concluded two strikes in Cebu and Davao by the RMN Davao Employees Wthis November. Union-National Federation of Labor Unions-Kilusang Mayo The Cenapro Chemicals Em- pay increase in 15 years. They Uno that began on October 2. ployees Association-Alliance of likewise won other benefits and Among the CBA's provisions Nationalist and Genuine Labor put a stop to management's at- is the regularization of the Organizations-KMU (CCEA- tempts to terminate their un- company's workers. An at- ANGLO-KMU) won their 22-day ion leaders. Cenapro Chemicals tempt to bust the union was strike against the forced over- Corporation is located at Man- likewise foiled. time being imposed by the daue, Ce- In a related development, factory management. bu. workers hailed a court victory The company re- Mean- by three cameramen who filed quired its workers to while, suit against GMA Network work for up to 16 workers of (Channel 7) to compel the com- hours a day. Aside Radio Minda- pany to recognize them as reg- from doing away nao Network ular employees of the network. with this practice, (RMN) in Davao Contrary to GMA's treatment the workers also succeeded in of them as contractuals, the succeeded in nego- forcing manage- court cited the nature of the tiating for a new ment to comply cameramen's work and their Collective Bargain- with the provi- length of service to the compa- ing Agreement (CBA) which sions of their ny as bases for recognizing provides for a `48-hike in existing CBA their regular employee status. their daily wage, their biggest after a strike led

8 ANG BAYAN November 21, 2014 Progressives mark 10th anniversary of Hacienda Luisita Massacre

rogressive organizations of farmers, students AFP Southern Luzon Command. Pand other sectors commemorated the tenth According to the Alyansa ng mga Manggaga- year of the Hacienda Luisita Massacre, holding a wang Bukid sa Asyenda Luisita (AMBALA), the rel- caravan from Mendiola, Manila to Angeles City on atives of the massacre victims have yet to attain November 15. They then proceeded to Tarlac City the justice they have long been seeking. After the where they were warmly welcomed by farmers. court dismissed the case filed against the Aquinos The day after, up to 60 vehicles joined the and Cojuangcos in 2005, injustice continued to caravan. The protesters rallied in front of the plague the residents of HLI. Northern Luzon Command (Nolcom) headquar- More acts of violence have been perpetrated ters which is located right in front of the hacien- since the massacre, including the killings of mass da, before proceeding to the Central Azucarera leaders and supporters of the farm workers such de Tarlac (CAT) gates where the massacre that as Ricardo Ramos, Tirso Cruz, Victor "Tatang Ben" claimed the lives of seven farm workers and in- Concepcion, Florante Collante, Councilor Abel jured more than 30 others occurred. There, they Ladera, Fr. William Tadena and Bishop Alberto Ra- lit candles and held a program in memory of the mento. This is on top of the trumped-up cases hacienda martyrs. against the current leaders and the various ma- The massacre took place when then CAT ad- neuvers to prevent the distribution of the land to ministrator and congressman Benigno Aquino III the rightful beneficiaries. ordered Nolcom forces positioned behind the CAT AMBALA asserted that it would continue to gates to open fire on striking workers. Gen. Ricar- fight for justice along with calling for the distribu- do Visaya, who then headed the Philippine Army tion of the land to the hacienda farmers and mili- unit responsible for the massacre, now heads the tantly advancing genuine land reform. ~

32 minorities fighting Panay the JRMPII project. The proj- ect, which comprises three megadam charged with rebellion dams, a 6.6-megawatt hydro- power plant and an 81-kilome- n an attempt to intimidate The rebellion case filed at ter canal going to Calinog will ITumanduk tribespeople op- the Capiz Provincial Prosecu- surely submerge their villages posed to the Jalaur Dam Pro- tor's Office by Insp. Leomindo and deprive the Tumanduk of ject, 32 members of TUMAN- Tayopon, acting Tapaz police their livelihoods once it is com- DUK (Tumanduk nga Mangu- chief, alleges that the accused pleted. They added that linking nguma nga Nagapangapin sang Tumanduk minorities were in- them to the NPA and filing a re- Duta kag Kabuhi) were slapped volved in a clash between the bellion case against them is a with trumped-up rebellion Philippine Army and the New desperate move by the Aquino charges in the first week of No- People's Army (NPA) in Baran- government against those op- vember. gay Nayawan in Tapaz town on posed to the JRMPII. TUMANDUK is an alliance of October 7, 2013. The JRMPII is one of Sen- 17 minority communities in Ta- "I did not have anything to ate Pres. Franklin Drilon's pet paz and Jamindan, Capiz and do with that clash," said Nelson projects and is being funded by Calinog, Iloilo strongly opposed Gimong, one of the accused and monies sourced from the Prior- to the `11.2-billion Jalaur Riv- a resident of Barangay Naya- ity Development Assistance er Multipurpose Project II wan. "And why is the case be- Fund (PDAF), Disbursement (JRMPII). The project, which is ing filed now that opposition to Acceleration Program (DAP) currently being built at the the dam is growing?" and loans incurred by the Aqui- headwaters of the Jalaur River Despite the rebellion case no regime from the South Kore- in Calinog is targeted for com- they are facing, the Tumanduk an government-owned Export- pletion in 2016. remain determined to oppose Import Bank. ~

ANG BAYAN November 21, 2014 9 Military harasses student, former ICR guerrilla

he Antonio Licawen Command (ALC) of the New the cases that had been filed against him. TPeople's Army in the Ilocos-Cordillera Region In related news, up to 1,000 residents of Bauko (ICR) condemned the illegal arrest by the AFP and and Bontoc, Mountain Province rallied on November PNP of a student and a former NPA member in the re- 12 to condemn the death of Stephen Galida, a stu- gion. dent at the Mountain Province Polytechnic State On September 23, joint forces of the 501st IBde College while in the custody of PNP-Mountain Prov- and Philippine National Police arrested Malvarose ince. Galida died on November 5 after jumping from Logang-a, a student at the Mountain Province Poly- a moving police vehicle. According to the police re- technic State College. He was accused of being an port, Galida voluntarily went with the PNP after he NPA member and slapped with a trumped-up case was picked up allegedly for disturbing the peace and stemming from an NPA mabush in Tadian, Mountain violating curfew. Witnesses, however, said that the Province last year and another NPA ambush at Bes- police beat up Galida and forced him into their vehi- sang Pass, Ilocos Sur in 2005. According to the ALC, cle. Soon after, Galida jumped out of the vehicle. Logang-a has never been an NPA member and his ar- Meanwhile, in Camarines Norte, suspected mem- rest is a mark of the AFP's desperation in the area. bers of a military death squad attempted to abduct On October 3, Samuel Compalas was likewise il- CONDOR provincial coordinator Tony Salvador in legally arrested in Salcedo, Ilocos Sur and slapped Daet on November 14. CONDOR is a progressive with charges similar to Logang-a's. Compalas had transport organization affiliated with PISTON. Two bolted the NPA as far back as 2006. He had been ar- men tried to force Salvador into a waiting van, but he rested and charged in 2009 but because the accusa- was able to escape. The assailants quickly entered tions against him were baseless, the court dismissed the van and sped off after failing to seize their target.

AFP military operations disrupt civilians' lives Harassment of Lumad schools in Sultan Kudarat and Aurora-Nueva Vizcaya lambasted

MILITARY operations currently being conducted in Sultan THE Save our Schools (SOS) Network rallied Kudarat and the Aurora-Nueva Vizcaya border are mas- on November 10 in front of Camp Aguinaldo sively dislocating civilians. in Quezon City to assail the 68th IB's refus- In Sultan Kudarat, 360 families or 2,000 residents of al to pull out of a Manobo tribal community Barangay Nate in Sen. Ninoy Aquino town fled their com- in Nasilaban, Palma Gil, Talaingod, Davao munities on November 13 after the 33rd IB began combat del Norte, contrary to an earlier agreement operations against the New People's Army (NPA). The between the military and the minorities. evacuees are living temporarily at the Nate barangay hall Instead of moving away from civilian and elementary school. centers, the soldiers encamped at a village Before the evacuation, fighting erupted between the hall right in the middle of the community. 33rd IB and the NPA in Barangay Nate on November 8. Ac- Residents use the hall for meetings. The ral- cording to initial reports, a soldier was allegedly wounded lyists condemned the terror being sowed by and an NPA guerrilla was killed in the firefight. the soldiers in the community. In one in- Meanwhile, the military has been preventing residents stance, the military forced residents to sign of Alfonso Castañeda, Nueva Vizcaya and the mountain- a document denying that a strafing incident ous villages of Maria Aurora, Aurora from attending to had occurred in Nasilaban after a tribal their swidden farms and animal traps and visiting their leader had complained about it. hunting grounds, thus seriously affecting their livelihoods With the rallyists were 13 Manobo chil- and security. The restrictions are a consequence of a mas- dren from various schools who traveled sive military operation in villages along the two provinces' from Davao to expose the AFP's intense mil- boundary. The 3rd IB, 56th IB, Headquarters Service itarization of their communities. The sol- Company of the 703rd Infantry Brigade, the 73rd Division diers' presence has severely disrupted their Reconnaissance Company, K9 units and Special Forces el- communities, prompting even the Depart- ements have been scouring the area since clashes between ment of Education in Region 12 to call for the military and an NPA unit occurred on October 22 and the immediate pullout of AFP troops from November 12. (see related article) Lumad schools and communities.

10 ANG BAYAN November 21, 2014 Continuing injustice assails massacre in Maguindanao Massacre slammed of students in Mexico

FAMILIES, supporters and media workers gathered in ANAKBAYAN activists in the US and the Quezon City on November 15 to mark the fifth anniver- Philippines expressed solidarity with their sary of the Maguindanao Massacre. fellow students in Mexico bY condemning The participants condemned not only the Aquino the abduction and killing of 43 students in regime's failure to hold to account the massacre per- Ayotzinapa-Guerrero in Mexico on Septem- petrators but also its snail-paced handling of the case ber 23. which has enabled the accused to terrorize witnesses The 43 abductees came from a college in and make counter-maneuvers. Ayotzinapa and were on their way to Iguala, Protest actions will be held on November 21 and 23 Guerrero to launch a protest against Mexi- to commemorate the massacre, which has been dubbed can government anomalies. They were the bloodiest single incident of media killing both in the blocked by the police en route, illegally de- Philippines and worldwide. Thirty-two out of the 58 tained and given to members of the Guerrer- victims of the massacre that occurred on November 23, os Unidos criminal syndicate who perpetrat- 2009 in Ampatuan, Maguindanao were media workers. ed the massacre. Their bodies have not been Media killings go on unabated in the Philippines. At found to date. least 22 media workers have been killed under the According to Anakbayan-US and the Aquino regime for work-related reasons. Up to 140 Northern California Committee in Support of journalists have been killed in the Philippines since Ayotzinapa, the Mexican government has 1986. had a long history of killings, abductions and Journalists who expose crimes or anomalies involv- general brutality against students in Ayotzi- ing local fascist warlords or despotic politicians often napa. Among the Mexican government's se- become targets of violence. Because of the latter's rious human rights violations were the bru- control over the police and military, government offi- tal beating by police of 26 students in 2013 cials and courts, media violence continues with impuni- and the shooting of three students at a pro- ty. test in 2011.

Protests in Europe a guaranteed minimum wage. Earlier, 120,000 workers esidents of various Europe- used tear gas to disperse an and students waged a march- Ran countries have been 18,000-strong rally after the rally in Brussels, Belgium on No- launching protest actions non- protesters gathered in front of vember 7 to denounce plans by stop against their governments' the US Embassy. the newly elected government austerity measures in the face Meanwhile, thousands of to raise the retirement age, of a new economic recession. rallyists marched in 20 Italian freeze wages and reduce health Up to 32,000 people rallied cities on November 14 to oppose and social security benefits. in various towns around Greece austerity measures being en- A four-day strike (November on November 17 to mark the an- forced by Matteo Renzi's gov- 7 to 10) by train drivers likewise niversary of a historic student ernment. Simultaneously, public erupted in Germany. It was the strike in 1973 against the mili- and private sector workers longest strike in German histo- tary junta that once ruled the launched a day-long general ry, affecting more than two mil- country as well as assail reduc- strike. In Rome, the country's lion passengers. The 20,000- tions in social expenditures be- capital, demonstrators assailed member GDL Union demanded a ing implemented by the govern- the "politics of liberalism and 5% wage hike and a 37-hour re- ment to comply with conditions austerity" and demanded pen- duction in their work week. A set by foreign banks in exchange sion hikes, more funds and in- day-long workers' strike had al- for loans. In Athens, the police vestments in public services and so been launched in October. ~

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